Employee’s Psychology of Motivation and Behaviour towards Electrical Energy Conservation in Universities.

Abstract

Abstract: This study adopted a convergent parallel mixed methods design, where quantitative data was collected at the first stage of the study and supplemented by qualitative data in the second stage of the research. The study was carried out in Federal University of Technology Minna and Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai, Niger State. The population of the study is 3,214 employees and 28 Lecturers from electrical and electronics technology education and electrical and electronics engineering departments. 643 of the employees were sampled using Multi-stage sampling techniques, and 20 lecturers were sampled using simple random sampling. 35 employees and five Lecturers were interviewed. The instrument used was validated by three experts to determine its validity and subjected to a reliability test. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was obtained with the use of Cronbach's alpha statistics. The outcome of the internal consistency of items was grouped into three sections, A, B, and C, representing each research questions. The results of 0.89 for section A was obtained, while sections B and C have 0.91 and 0.90 respectively. Mean, percentage, and standard deviation (SD) were used for analysis. Findings revealed that employees do not ensure the adequate practice of electrical energy saving while at the workplace. The interview conducted shows that 68% of employees' attitude toward adequate practice of electrical energy saving at workplace is somewhat untrue of them, 26% were true and 6% were untrue. They strongly agreed on the need for employers to let the staff see the need to save energy. Responses during the interview revealed that all respondents strongly agreed that employers should let their staff see the need to save energy in the workplace. It's recommended that employees should let the staff see the need to save energy and staff should be trained on electrical energy saving. Keywords: Employee’s, Psychology, Motivation, Energy energy, Universities